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October 04th 2013:Natural, Free Range, Gluten Free: What Does it Really Mean?

You've seen the packages in the store. The chicken is "natural" chicken, you see free range chicken and eggs, cage free or vegetarian fed eggs, "natural" drinks in a can or bottle and lots of gluten free muffins, breads, cookies and crackers. Some labels state the food is from local, family owned farms, maybe even an Amish farm. Foods are labeled as fat free, sugar free, trans fat free, low fat, heart healthy or dairy free. Is your head spinning yet? What is natural food? What do these labels really mean? Should you be eating these foods? Are they nutritious, healthy foods? Why are they labele